Bringer of Dust

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1883. Cairndale Institute lies in ruins, the orsine finally destroyed. With Marlowe presumed dead, the Talents and their companions have found themselves separated - and struggling to survive.<br><br>Charlie believes Marlowe is alive in another world, and is determined to find a way to get him out. Together with Komako, Oskar and Miss Davenshaw, he seeks clues to the whereabouts of another orsine - while Miss Davenshaw knows of an old Talent who might have some answers, and Alice and Ribs go in search of the children named in a strange burned journal.<br><br>In a journey that will take them from Valladolid to Paris to Alexandria, Egypt, the Talents soon learn that they are not as alone as they might think, meeting a shapeshifting boy whose skills rely on the bodies of the dead, and a young bone witch who can bring the dead back to life. As the mystery of the second orsine deepens, the gang assembles to find themselves hunted by a new, more powerful enemy - one who will not stop until every Talent in this world is destroyed.<br><br>One thing is clear: a war is coming.<br><br>Praise for Ordinary Monsters (Book One of The Talents Trilogy):<br><br>'Ordinary Monsters is a towering achievement: a dazzling mountain of wild invention, Dickensian eccentrics, supernatural horrors, and gripping suspense. Be warned... once you step into this penny dreadful to end all penny dreadfuls, you'll never want to leave'<br>Joe Hill, #1 New York Times bestselling author of HEART-SHAPED BOX<br><br>'Expansive in scope and storytelling, Ordinary Monsters builds an electrifying Victorian world: grimy but luminous, magical but deadly, with a cast of diverse and gripping characters that feel entirely modern'<br>Cari Thomas, bestselling author of THREADNEEDLE<br><br>'Haunting, tense, earth-shattering ... A riveting mix of magic and terror'<br>Tamora Pierce<br><br>'Murky as London smog, dark as black pudding, this is a gaslit gothic tour de force . . . The fantasy is so rich and the atmosphere s

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781526651075

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

234 x 153 x 47 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Verlag / Hersteller

Bloomsbury UK